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SURF BOAT.

No. 603,211. Patented Apr. 26, 1898.

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SURF BOAT- Patented-Apr. 26, 1898.

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LEWIS W. STEVENS, OF-LOS ANG ELES, CALIFORNIA.

SURF-BOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 603,21 1, dated April 26, 1898.

Application filed May 21 1896. Serial No. 592 ,463. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS W. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Surf-Boats, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description; reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved con struction of boat which is adapted to pass to and fro through the surf from the shore to a lighter, raft, or vessel or other device stationed some distance from the shore for thepurpose of carrying passengers, freight, or other articles. It can be used in this connection as a pleasure-boat or a life-saving boat in landing passengers from a stranded vessel direct to the shore; and my invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure I is in part a top and inpart a bottom view of my improved boat, but showing portions of the roof and other parts removed in order to show the entire construction. Fig, II is a'longitudinal vertical section taken on the line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III is a transverse section of the central portion of the boat, taken on the line III III, Fig. II. Fig. IV is a stern view in elevation. Fig. V is a transverse section taken on the line V V, Figs. I and II, Fig.VI is a transverse section taken on the line'VI VI, Fig. II. Fig. VII represents the boat in elevation. Fig. VIII is a detail transverse section taken on the line VIII VIII, Fig. I.- Fig. IX is a detail longitudinal section taken on the line IX 1X, Fig. II, showing the construction of lap-roof. Fig. X is a detail vertical section taken on the line X X, Fig. IV. Fig. XI represents a top view of cupola. Fig. XII is a section taken on the line XII XII, Fig. XI. Fig. XIII represents a side elevation of a boat, showing the landline attached to a winch on the shore and the sea-line secured to a vessel in distress.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the bottom, 2 the sides, and 3 the roof. The main portion of the bottom is of flat construction, while the stern end of the bottom is provided with a clean. run or inclined portion 4:,which facilitates its being run up on the beach in from the boat to the shore.

freight pass through the opening 5 in the order to readily take in or discharge passengers or freight. I use any suitable gangway Passengers or stern of the boat, in which is located a stairway 6, guarded by hand-rail 7. The opening,

5 after the boat is loaded may be closed by the door 8, hinged at 9 to the roof, said door when in its open position laying back upon the roof, as shown in Fig. I.

The movable section 10 of the roof is the triangular portion at the top, (shown in Fig. IV,) which when placed in position is held there by the bolts 11 entering the eyes 12. When it is desired to load the boat, this sec tion' is raised up, withdrawing the bolts from the staples, and it is set to one side until the boat is loaded.

When the section 10 is removed and the door 8 folded back upon the deck, as shown in Figs. I and II, free access is had to the stairway 6,1eadingto the interior of the boat.

50 represents an inclosed water-tight observation-cupola extending up from the roof of the boat.

13 represents a hinged safety marine port or outlook placed in the roof and opened within the cupola near the stern end of the boat for the use of the captain in the management of the boat and to be closed in case of accident to the cupola.

14. represents ports situated in the roof at the bow of the boat for the use of the crew.

15 represents a series of light-ports arranged aroundthe sides of the body of the boat for the purpose of lighting and ventilating the interior. The roofis preferably formed of a series of sections 16, having lapped joints 17, (see Fig. IX,) the roof being preferably inclined from its center downward and outward.

18 represents a combined stern-post and flag-post.

19 represents afender-strip extending along the boat at the upper edge of the boats sides for protecting the roof.

20 (see Figs. I, II, and XIII) represents the sea-line, which passes into the bow of the boat through an orifice 21, said sea-line being supported at its point of passage through the bow by means of inner and outer grooved pulleys 22. The outer end of the sea-line is connected with a stranded vessel 43 or other devices 10- cated some distance from the shore, and the inner end is passed around the drum 23 of the winch or windlass 2-.L, having a crank 25, by means of which the crew may operate the winch for the purpose of drawing the boat up through the surf to the raft or other device stationed off from the shore.

26 represents a gangway running through the central portion of the boat longitudinally, and 27 hand-rails supported by uprights 28, said hand-rails serving to steady the passengers as they pass through the gangway or while the boat is passing through the surf.

28 represents seats extending along the boat near its outer wall, and 29 represents seats extending parallel with the seats 28, but located near the central portion of the boat, with a passage-way between said seats, as shown at 30.

31. represents a hand-rail supported on posts 32 and secured to the floor 33 in the passageway 30. The hand-rail 31 serves to steady the passengers while the boat is passing through the surf or as they are walking along the passage-way 30, coming or going from their seats.

34 represents a thwart running transxersely of the boat for bracing the same, and 35 represents braces for supporting the central portion of the roof.

36 represents openings in the bow of the boat, through which land-lines may be passed to be used by the crew for steadying the boat or for other desired purposes.

37 represents a ring in the stern of the boat, to which the land-line 44 is attached, said line being paid out from the shore as the sea-line is drawn in by the action of the winch,the stern of the boat being thus steadied as it is traveling seaward, the sea-line and land-line always being kept in a taut condition. The boat is drawn shoreward by means of the land-line and by paying out the sealine gradually as the boat approaches the shore, and the bow is held from swerving to either side in the same manner that the stern is held when the boat is traveling seaward. Any suitable power may be used for drawing the boat shoreward.

38 represents the ballast placed longitudinally along the center of the boat, said ballast being placed between the bottom and the flooring of the boat, there being a number of spaces 39 for the reception of bilgewater.

40 represents a signal-bell by which the signals may be given from the captain to the crew.

represents a winch stationed on the shore, to which the land-line4c4 is connected for the purpose of drawing the boat shoreward.

I claim as my invention- In a surf-boat, the combination with the hull, surmounted by a rigid roof a part of its length, a section hinged to and forming a part of said roof and adapted to fold back upon the same, aremovable member extending upward from the hull at the stern, and tightly closing the space between the hull and said hinged member, of sea and land lines connected to the boat and means connected to the respective lines to draw the boat to and from the shore, substantially as described.

LEWIS XV. STEVENS.

Vitnesses:

J. A. RonLoFsz, Ms. E. KNIGHT. 

